St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

her bread stuffs, meats and nearly
everything In the line Of manufactured
articles. Now it requires from 100 to
200 cars daily to take away the surplus
flour manufactured at Minneapolis
alone, and yearly there passes through
these cities nearly 100000 head of cattle
from the rich grass lands of the West
ON their way to the East.
1t is said that one of four elements is
necessary for the building of city: a
great harbor, a great water power, the
head of navigation on great river, or
near the junction of two navigable
streams.
st. Paul and Minneapolis possess
most of these elements. The head of
navigation of the Mississippi, with the
tributary st. Croix and Minnesota
rivers, and to crown all, a water power
limitleSs In extent. Duluth can boast of
harbor, the western key to the great
lakes, and also a grand water power
near enough for all practical purposes.
What cities on the continent possess
such pivotal advantages? They stand
unrivaled, for no point between them
and the Pacific has been so fortunate,
consequently no successful opposition
can be anticipated: all must contribute
to the commerce Of the cities at the head
of navigation OIL the great river and
lake.
They command the trade of extensive
and rich regions. Rich in agriculture,
mineral and timber, with railroads per-
meating every district, however distant,
receiving and distributing at this early
day products from every part of the
habitable globe. and situated in climate
the most healthful. Large cities will
spring up to the north and west, and
each will be benefited by our growth,
as the Valley City Times-Record of Da-
kota says: "At this point, 500 miles
distant, it might be supposed but little
interest could be felt in the progress of
the Twin Cities. With the main trade
lines of the territory centering there,
we cannot help but reap the benefit OF
the increased demand created for our
products by the establishment of large
commercial and manufacturing centers
within such easy reach. Each additional
hundred thousand added to this pOpula-
ton is, from their connection with us,
just so many more who will want to buy
what Dakota has to SELL"
Heretofore we contributed largely to
Chicago's wonderful increase, but now
we are Independent. The building of
the railroad between here and Duluth
freed us from paying tribute to her dur
ing the season of open water, and now
the completion of railway between the
Twin Cities and the Sault Ste. Marie
not only renders us Independent from
that city for all time to come, but brings
us several hundred miles nearer the sea
coasts than by the old route. This line
is being duplicated by the Duluth, South
Shore Il Atlantic. At Sault Ste. Marie
they will meet the Canadian Pacific and
Grand Trunk, thus forming two cOntin-
uous all-rail routes to the sea coast.
In Minnesota there is not one acre in
every twenty under cultivation, in Da-
kOta probably not one in thousand,
and as you proceed westward there is
not one in ten thousand, and nearly
every acre is capable of giving much to
the worlds wealth in farming, mineral
or timber products. The mind can with
difficulty realize that this year Mime
sofa and Dakota raised 81. 100000 bushels
of wheat, and Montana'S yield of
precious metals reached $50. 200. 900.
Every blow struck by the spade, axe
or pick in the country tributary to us
enriches the great eenters. What pos
slbilities the future promises! When
any considerable portions of this vast
region shall be utilized with the Asiatic
trade now at our doors, who will VEN
ture to make the figures that will repre-
sent the commerce of the Twin Cities?
Recently money was worth IL per cent,
now it can be had for all practical pur-
poses for and less, thus giving us an
enviable standing in the financial world
Everything seems favorable to our
progress.
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